Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
in this way; thus; such; uh...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
maintenance; preservation; improvement
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully